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Everyone around here pretty much knows me, but for those that don't I'm Josh Olsen been keeping reef tanks for about 12 years. I just moved so setting my 90 gallon back up at the new place. It's cycling currently but I took plenty of pics which I'll post up when I get home, I don't know if I can or how to seeing I'm posting this off my phone. Here's some info on my system

-oceanic 90 gallon reef ready tank with oak stand
-tek 8bulb t5 fixture with all ati bulbs 5 blue plus, 1 true atinic, 1 purple plus, 1 aquablue special
-30 gallon long sump
-reef octopus skimmer
-1400 gph return pump
-7" filter sock assembly
-Geo calcium reactor
-2 wp40 power heads
-40 lbs of fiji pink sand
-80 lbs of mixed fiji and tonga rock that was bleached, dried and then soaked in ro water mixed with something to remove the chlorine
 
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Think I figured out how to upload them off my phone, hers the current progress of my tank. Enjoy :-D
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And finally the start of the cycling! All natural products were used of course ;-)
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Day number 4 cycling and the water is clearer than ever! Great start so far :)

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Here's my list of fish iv picked out once the tank is cycled and stable

-Dusky wrasse
-Leopard wrasse
-8 line wrasse (already have in frag tank waiting for tank to be cycled)
-Vlimingi tang (also already have)
-Tail spot Blenny
 
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Thanks kaleb! I love my 8 line he is a character for sure lol

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Thanks ireef86! Ammonia is sitting at 1ppm and it is day #6 :) slowly but surely getting somewhere
 
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My wonderful view from the couch this evening! Can't wait to get her stocked up!
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Ammonia is 0 finally now I need to test nitrite and nitrate to see where I'm at
Alk 9.6
Cal 440
Mag 1340
 
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Yessir hopefully fish can go in this weekend! I miss my vlamingi and 8 line lol
 
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So vlamingi tang is acclimated and in the tank since yesterday evening sadly my 8 line wrasse went carpet surfing before he could make it in the tank :-( but I have prestige worldwide corals looking for my wrasses on the next fish shipment! Hers my list the top 3 are the ones I want and the other two are just in case they can't get what I want!

1. Dusky wrasse (Halichoeres annularis)
2. Radiant Wrasse (Halichoeres iridis)
3. Black Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon negrosensis
4. Leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)
5. Potters wrasse (Macropharyngodon geoffroyi)
 

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